Adding a cgo dependency to a Go project can involve tradeoffs. Here we discuss Dolt's first cgo dependency and some of the tradeoffs involved.

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Dolt, a MySQL-compatible SQL database written in Go, recently added a cgo dependency for better disk compression. The post discusses the trade-offs, challenges for developers, cross-compilation issues, and other considerations of using cgo in Go projects.

Dolt Gets a cgo Dependency